Mika Uialben
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Mika Uialben is a peculiar one from the Uialben family, born and raised alongside his family though always had different goals in mind than his kin, taking up more practical craft and reclusion over the usual more outgoing nature these members have leading to a more quiet childhood. Eventually making his way into Sutica with a strife to help and maintain its form before eventually being crowned the first time during turbulent times in his life and passed it down to his grandfather Mystery Uialben after losing a duel. In this time in between Mika was mostly found among dwarves in Urguan with Hekkaes Goldhand before returning to Sutica and carrying its military in preparations for the defensive war against Oren alongside the Sutican allies within the Begrudged Alliance and taking back the crown once more before taken back again. After such, Mika Uialben moved back to Urguan to lead Lubba Keep till this day.
Contents
Biography
with the rather long life of Mika Uialben, even though he has only been around for a couple of centuries, the story he made is long in size as well, so it is split up per continent and into the different sections present.
Magic
The Magical Journey of Mika Uialben
Atlas
It all started when Mika saw an old long bearded hermit in a coat talk to his grandfather Mystery Uialben, the old hermit seeking for students to become scholars in the process, speaking of a higher form of biology called Conjuration, going on grand journeys alongside the hermit to places he had never seen before to study the animals, flora and insects around the realm to be able to conjure as much as possible, making this Mika's first magic he learnt. Conjuration became Mika's staple magic, being used often by him in almost any situation from combat to simply trying to entertain the folk around him.
Arcas
During Arcas his quest for magic was rather simple in nature as he picked up telekinesis shortly after arriving, being taught by both Nepir Wolfguard and his teacher at the time. His quest unending as he ended up participating in two altars to be taught more voidal magic, first one for fire, though he was not the one who got to read the book and in turn scoured deep into the jungle to find the altar for Earth, rallying up capable people of any origin to succeed in the task and eventually reading the book that allowed him to learn Earth Evocation with a surprising ease considering he had no teacher for such, spending days on end perfecting every ability he was capable of. though after this his abilities stagnated as he had not much else to work towards.
Almaris
During the times of Almaris he finally got the revolution he needed, learning transfiguration first from Chiyo Osser, though was dropped fairly soon after a couple of lessons before being picked up by Sarrion who showed him some of the more intricate ways of voidal magic as the construction of atronach cores suddenly became possible under his guidance. Eventually starting to make his own atronachs and housing them at Lubba's Keep where they can remain free almost as if they were rogue with their very own personality to guide them. Working on projects here and there while enchanting to keep the settlement funded for the rest of days alongside some regular merchant practices. Soon picked up by a Irongut who taught him the basics of Translocation before they simply vanished from the realm, leaving mika with only the basic knowledge for now.
Craftsmanship
Mika's Journey to crafting whatever he likes to.
Atlas
In the times of Atlas, mika was rather simple in his craft, taking up regular steel to forge into weaponry and tools while picking up a bit of leatherworking and woodworking on the side to aid in his creations. Creating siege engines such as a ballista to put on the walls or a small catapult to launch rocks over walls. His crafts during this age and time not doing all too much other than taking down the occasional bandit with excessive force. After a while of smithing with steel however, Mika had been taught how to forge slayersteel and black ferrum by a Kaz'Ulrah dwarf of which he has forgotten the name of, aiding him in his venture to become a well rounded merchant and artisan of the realm.
Arcas
in the times of Arcas Mika went even further as he had gotten his hands on a teacher for beastsmithing, though only the basics were given to him, enough for him to forge a blade he carries till this day on him to fight his foes. Forging became a more serious profession to him as he made armor, weaponry, tools and everything alike from as many materials as possible to experiment around, though he didn't do much for special materials as far as he was concerned. He made his profession his trade and went on to create many weird things such as chairs on sticks or perhaps one of the better ones his Sutican cigars and booze produced locally on Sutican soil.
Almaris
During the times of Almaris, Mika's craftsmanship had a bit of stagnation on the more out there materials such as bronze, silver and gold, though his steel production remained unaffected and opted into casting tin soldiers for Sutica in an act of promoting the guard to those around after the reforms he put out. Though what was stagnated normally was made up for with his more magical producing of goods, making and selling enchanted items or magically altered goods to those in need and aiding craftsmen in their creation. One of these cases is the circlet of Myrine where the carbarum was in need of further detail which regularly isn't able to be done so Mika helped give it further shape in detail to fit the Mareno's patriarch. Alongside this Mika opted for more direct construction of towns and the keep he resides in, taking a great interest in architecture and city building in the process.
Statesmanship
Mika's feats as a statesman or servant of a nation.
Atlas
During the times of Atlas, Mika was one who led a small group of people underground in the Uialben Estate, giving those in need a home and something to do as a side job for his trading as merchant. Though it did not take long before mika became a steward of Sutica, assigning new houses and helping with the development of Sutica as a whole throughout his aid where necessary. helping Sutica grow as a nation while eventually joining the guard to protect where he was unable to as a steward and leaving the continent as an officer.
Arcas
Once arrived on Arcas, Mika did his duties as officer and steward of Sutica, housing those who needed homes and even offering alternative homes within the underground of Arcas Sutica where Mika did trades and eventually became the minister of coin for Sutica through his very bold business moves around the realm, massing up enough wealth to Rival Sutica's own as a Goldhand at the time, making his own knightly order for Sutica which he trained alongside mercenary companies hired to do so together with the creation of the Lubba Knights under Lily Anarion who later on handed the crown to Mika, though Mika at the time crumbled under the pressure of the weight of it and handed such off to Mystery Uialben, his grandfather. After this the statesmanship simply stopped as he went to become more of a soldier within the halls of Urguan as one of the few elves around, fighting some road skirmishes here and there alongside his fellow legionaires before the return of Lily Anarion was announced where Mika once more returned as councilor, though this time as minister of peace where he made his best attempt at giving Sutica a military, which in a way succeeded down the line as Corwin took the crown and Mika did his best to grow out the Sutican military as a force to hold the line against the Imperials while doing some minor diplomacy with the Hangmen for a contract which then pulled the entire Begrudged Alliance together for the Sutican War which ended in a white peace. However, Mika felt discontent at Corwin von Alstreim's work as king regardless of the white peace to deal with the Inferi Invasion in the lands, rallying the council which he had protected Corwin from first to pull through the war to depose him and take the crown for himself with underlying backing from The Grand Kingdom of Urguan, this time holding himself up a bit better under pressure as he got the help he needed from his council which brought them all the way to Almaris.
Almaris
With a circlet upon his head, he arrived in Almaris to build up the city, though its design was rushed with the rather urgent move to the new continent as Arcas was left in ruin without the ability to return, coming with many issues, though Mika remained hopeful as he did his duties to make attempts at expanding the wealth and prosperity of Sutica, facing hordes of bandit groups, orcs and Haelun'orian extraditions for the impure, small invasions from Norland to get a mage from Sutican lands, though dealt with them one at a time through any means necessary. Though much like any city like that, Mika found it was time to rebuild and so started working on blueprints for a new city as the residents grew content and hopeful for the new city, it stagnated and the vassals Mika had appointed did too. This led to Sutica becoming weaker than before as Mika started to burn out from the ongoing issues and stagnation without anyone wishing to get themselves out and and a coup by an old friend of Mystery Uialben came to claim the throne, signing the contract with mika which she shortly after broke through trying to sell off the nation to orcs. Mika left Sutica and formed The Silver Lubba Band and gained land within urguan to form Lubba's Outpost which he kept running as Sutica was couped by Canonists and the new princess offered no resistance in the slightest. Continuing to form and shape the band into a settlement rather than an outpost, though remaining its old-Sutican ways and mercenary roots in the process as it kept expanding and expanding till its current form with vassals below it as the Urguani protectorate.
Family
Family of Mika Uialben throughout his life and its notable events.
Atlas
In Atlas was one of the first times where the Uialben family united once again under one settlement, the Uialben Estate. Here he met up with his rather large family and started his life in proper fashion as he found himself a wife: Evelyn Uialben who was a human mercenary under a knightly order serving at the Sutican Tavern. Married in secret they went on to have two children: Ben Uialben and Hirena Uialben, Ben Uialben becoming lost to time in the lands of Atlas after heading out to pick flowers. The rest of this time Mika and Evelyn lived their lives in Sutica and the Uialben Estate, challenging monsters and exploring the realm of Atlas together. Throughout this continent, the Uialben family was at its peak, hosting events and holding their grounds against invading forces trying to claim the Uialben Estate as their own.
Arcas
As both Evelyn and Mika arrived on the new continent, Mika went to make a home for both underground in the Sutican tunnels below which he had designed for the city, providing himself a taxhaven where he was able to invite those who he wished below the Uialben Manor in front of the city itself, though Evelyn gave birth to a second daughter, Hirena who grew up within the walls of Sutica, though vanished some day with Mika becoming Trade Prince for the first time during the times where voidal tears were rampant throughout the lands. Eventually hearing about the supposed death of Evelyn he went into a stage of grief unlike he ever thought to find himself in, going on a bender and finding himself as the prince drunk in the gutter before Mystery took over the crown and Mika was left alone not for long as mika was caught by a dwarf of the Goldhand clan her eye who Mika married within kaz'ad'hekkaes on Sutican lands within the wooden walls of the dwarven fort, officiated by Norli Starbreaker. Shortly after this he was exiled from Sutica, purchasing a manor in Urguan under Utak Ireheart for a grand price and help from his now clan father Hekkaes Goldhand and lived out his days before Orelia, his dwarven bride, nowhere to be found and left alone within his manor. This did not last too long however, as he one day found Grianne Goldhand, explored the realm with her a bit and produced a halfbreed named Lugh Goldhand who didn't live long due to a death in the mountains, taking a toll upon both, though harder upon Grianne as Mika found himself returning to Sutica and Grianne's disappearance was found once again. Leaving Mika without a spouse for the rest of the continent and Inferi wars with what little family was left at the end of it: Emeline Uialben who he had helped and was a brother from the second they had met. However, right at the end finding Majora, a dark elf who took his interest and went along with to Almaris.
Almaris
Upon Arriving within Almaris with a circlet upon his head, he went straight to work on what was necessary within the city, leaving not too much time for a spouse, though they did manage to find the time to have Saria and Riju Uialben together, both with different personalities though often seen as trouble makers within the city before those three alongside Emeline faded from his life, uncertain where they went, though most likely wandering the realm. After this a long period of silence came about before finding Alyssa Seregon who he shared a dance with at a Sutican ball, only to reunite after the fall of Ando Alur and went to live together at Lubba's Outpost, a precursor to Lubba's Keep, though it did not take too long before interest died out with the sporadic visits and no chance to settle down before Alyssa was simply not seen at the keep again, leaving the elf alone. After a long time without a spouse, he sees a missive from Nadia Grandheart, intrigued he sent a letter, though after a short while he already agreed it was best to separate.
Battles
The Major Documented Battles taken by Mika Uialben throughout his life.
Atlas
No Major battles were fought by Mika Uialben during this era in history, merely fighting to protect Sutica.
Arcas
Battle at Hangman's Keep At the frontlines of Hangmen's Keep on the Orenian borders, Mika stood vigilant as the bells of war toiled and the throngs of the begrudged Alliance gathered to defend the fort as the Orenian forces gathered at the keep to take down their biggest threat. Mika was left mostly unharmed from this fight as an archer in the back while the hangmen made short work of the Imperial forces.
Almaris
As The Silver Lubba Band was hired by the Sutican Rebels for a right sum, Mika was drawn to fight for them regardless of previous affiliation, rallying up the Silver Lubba Band with relative ease, though he marched into a bloodbath as his men and the rebels were simply slaughtered by the Haenseti forces present at Rhein, Mika seemingly one of the few who survived that battle making his last stand all the way back at Lubba's Outpost at the time. Mika was left relatively unharmed and had an easy recovering regardless of how long he had been chased around from within his shoddy rowboat he left behind on the coast.
A naval battle which was supposed to be a surprise for the Holy Orenian Empire, though found out about a bit soon as Mika saw the Orenian ship come closeby, the forces upon the Dwedsmark with relative ease outgunned the Imperial ship with their cannons, though as the Imperials started to board, the battle was over relatively quick as mika was thrown overboard and claimed by the sea and washed upon the shore without recollection of the battle.
After the capture of the archchancellor Minuvas he was promptly brought to Stone Tower where mika was waiting in disguise, merely taking orders and keeping Minuvas mildly entertained and alive after his ear was taken. As the Imperial War party pulled up to the tower, Mika simply went up and held the door to protect the valuable hostage within without fighting the battle himself in too great of a capacity.
Battle of New Providence Bridge
Within his disguise he was found mounted and stood firm alongside his allies on the bridge with a blade in hand and ready to take on the Imperial forces present, tactically making some calls here and there though not as officer. He made some knock outs before the battle was called a victory and leaving the grounds back to stone tower's front line.
